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Dowry Prohibition Act  

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  • The Dowry Prohibition Act enacted on My 1, 1961, in India prohibits the giving or receiving of a dowry. The law defines a dowry as property or valuable security given by either party to the marriage, or by the parents of either party, or by anyone else, in connection with the marriage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Dowry Prohibition Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VX3B0WL4-1

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